Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers steady to 6.00 higher, heifers 450lbs to 650lbs 2.00 to 12.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows breaker/lean up 2.00, lean boner cows down 3.00 and slaughter bulls down 7.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.95/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.16 against this barn's trailing median of $399.11.

Average price

$246.95

60 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$66.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

vs TN average

−17.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	253.94	1,427	38
Medium and Large 2	566	244.50	1,384	15thin
Small 1	578	234.38	1,355	4thin
Medium and Large 3	552	187.50	1,034	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.44/cwt here — about $393 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.50, low $339.43, median $399.11 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

246.95

—

TN average13 barns · 1,077 hd

258.63

−11.68

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−17.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.11

−152.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,644	156.06	2,566	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	143.71	2,078	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	134.55	1,746	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	121.22	1,378	37

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,538	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,110	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc - Fayetteville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	273.79/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	246.61/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,465	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	242.46/cwt	232.50–262.50	1,724	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	268.51/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	218.73/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	239.96/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	259.99/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	237.50/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	242.35/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.26/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	254.14/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	702	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,346	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	227.50/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,365	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	297.54/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	226.29/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	258.57/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,246	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	123.83/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,564	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,909	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	144.52/cwt	134.00–156.00	2,085	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	123.36/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,462	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	114.55/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,131	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	135.20/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,745	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	274.85/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	258.68/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,229	9
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	468	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	578	234.38/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	192.50/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	291.67/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	258.55/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	262.72/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,387	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	282.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,626	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	302.95/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	261.10/cwt	250.00–267.50	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	301.33/cwt	301.00–303.00	1,615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	331.66/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	296.63/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	253.56/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,587	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	250.03/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,680	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	282.56/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	401	268.11/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,437	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,130	149.11/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,159	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	157.39/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,704	13
Bulls	—	—	1,825	166.47/cwt	166.00–167.00	3,038	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	146.76/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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